Before Trea Turner was fairly universally seen as one of the most complete position players in baseball, Bryce Harper got an up-close view at the talent that the shortstop possessed, with the two spending parts of four seasons as teammates on the Washington Nationals.
A year after winning the National League batting title, Turner, now a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, is putting together another excellent campaign. In a contract year, Turner is slashing .299/.353/.468 with an .820 OPS.
Likely to be reunited as teammates at next month’s All-Star Game, Harper told Bob Nightengale of USA Today that he’s happy that more and more people are finding out about Turner, who was long one of the game’s best-kept secrets.